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1. A job administration apparatus for carrying out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising: an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information; and wherein the predetermined job relates to printing the document data, and the job data includes a document name of the document data, a user name of the user making a print request, and a date and time when the printing is executed; and wherein said job data providing part converts at least the document name into the non-recognizable format depending on the mask type information.
A job administration system manages print or fax jobs and controls access to job data. It receives requests for job data, including a user type and a mask type. The mask type specifies whether parts of the job data (like document name) should be hidden. The system has stored rules that determine if job data can be provided to each user type based on the mask type. When a user requests job data, the system checks the user type, mask type, and stored rules. If allowed, it provides the job data, masking parts like the document name based on the mask type. Job data includes the document name, the user who requested the job, and the date/time of execution.
2. The job administration apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the predetermined job relates to facsimile transmission of the document data, and the job data includes a destination facsimile number, a user name of the user making a facsimile transmission request, and a date and time when the facsimile transmission is executed.
The job administration system from claim 1, where the job is a facsimile transmission. In this case, the job data includes the destination fax number, the user name of the user making the fax transmission request, and the date and time the fax was executed. This extends the system to handle fax job data and apply masking rules.
3. The job administration apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said job data providing part converts at least the destination facsimile number into the non-recognizable format depending on the mask type information.
The job administration apparatus as described in claim 2, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information. This part of the system now masks the destination fax number according to the specified masking rules when providing the job data.
4. The job administration apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: the mask type information includes information indicating whether only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition request is to be acquired; and the judgment information storage part stores and registers the information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided depending on whether only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition request is to be acquired.
The job administration apparatus described in claim 1, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, includes a feature where a user can request to see *only* their own jobs. The masking rules adapt, and the system stores rules indicating whether job data can be shown based on this "only my jobs" setting.
5. The job administration apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the judgment information storage part stores and registers information indicating that the job data can be provided even when at least a portion of the job data is not displayed in the non-recognizable format, when only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition request is to be acquired.
The job administration apparatus from claim 4, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, can be configured so that when a user requests to see *only* their jobs, the system will show them the data even if some masking is disabled. In other words, if a user only asks for their own job data, the masking rules may be relaxed.
6. The job administration apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a storage part configured to store job data of execution requests, forming a job list, in response to the execution requests, wherein the job data providing part determines whether the job list is to be provided for the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request from a request source, based on the information registered in the judgment information storage part, acquires the job list from the storage part when it is determined that the job list is to be provided, and sends to the request source the job list that is acquired with the format indicated by the mask type information included in the acquisition request so that at least a portion of the job data in the job list is masked and displayed in the non-recognizable format at the request source according to the mask type information.
The job administration apparatus described in claim 1, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, maintains a list of all jobs. When a user requests the job list, the system checks if the user and masking type are allowed to see the list, fetches it, applies the appropriate masking, and sends the masked job list to the user's request source for display.
7. A job administration system comprising: a job request apparatus configured to make an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data; and the job administration apparatus of claim 1 .
A complete job administration system includes a "job request apparatus" (something that submits print/fax jobs) and the job administration apparatus from claim 1, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information. The system comprises a request submission component and the administration component.
8. The job administration system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein: the mask type information includes information indicating whether only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition is to be acquired; and the judgment information storage part stores and registers the information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided depending on whether only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition request is to be acquired.
The job administration system described in claim 7, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, includes a feature where a user can request to see *only* their own jobs. The masking rules adapt, and the system stores rules indicating whether job data can be shown based on this "only my jobs" setting.
9. The job administration system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the judgment information storage part stores and registers information indicating that the job data can be provided even when at least a portion of the job data is not displayed in the non-recognizable format, when only the job data of the predetermined job of the user making the acquisition request is to be acquired.
The job administration system from claim 8, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, can be configured so that when a user requests to see *only* their jobs, the system will show them the data even if some masking is disabled. In other words, if a user only asks for their own job data, the masking rules may be relaxed.
10. The job administration system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the job administration apparatus further comprises: a storage part configured to store job data of execution requests, forming a job list, in response to the execution requests, wherein the job data providing part determines whether the job list is to be provided for the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request from a request source, based on the information registered in the judgment information storage part, acquires the job list from the storage part when it is determined that the job list is to be provided, and sends to the request source the job list that is acquired with the format indicated by the mask type information included in the acquisition request so that at least a portion of the job data in the job list is masked and displayed in the non-recognizable format at the request source according to the mask type information, and wherein the job request apparatus is configured to generate an inappropriate execution request which contains (1) a session ID that identifies a user type for a user not authorized to request all jobs without masking and (2) a mask type information request for all jobs without masking, and wherein the acquisition request receiving part is configured to receive the inappropriate acquisition request from the job request apparatus, and the job administration system is configured to generate an error message in response to the inappropriate acquisition request.
The job administration system from claim 7, where the job administration apparatus carries out administration of job data based on an execution request for a predetermined job with respect to document data, comprising an acquisition request receiving part configured to receive an acquisition request for the job data, including a user type and a mask type information that indicates whether at least a portion of the job data is to be displayed in a non-recognizable format that is non-recognizable by a user; a judgment information storage part configured to store and register information that indicates whether the job data is to be provided for each user type depending on the mask type information; and a job data providing part configured to acquire the job data depending on the acquisition request, based on the user type and the mask type information included in the acquisition request and the information registered in the judgment information storage part, when it is judged that the job data can be provided, and to send the job data acquired with a format indicated by the mask type information, includes a job list and masking capabilities. The system is designed to detect and reject inappropriate requests. Specifically, if a user who is *not* authorized to view all job data without masking attempts to *request* all job data without masking, the system will generate an error. This prevents unauthorized access to sensitive job information.
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November 25, 2014
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